8 th October, 2019 The Vilamoura Beach and Caves

Iris another perfect morning, Ken is taking a bag of washing to a small nearby zlaundry, then we will walk to the beach following breakfast .

Later we hope do so 3 hour cruise to the famous caves.

The cruise which we chose was by Algarvexcite and departed at 1.30pm from Vilamoura Marina in one of the converted speed boat.

There were 11 of us plus 2 crew. We travelled down along the coast from Vilamoura to Orhos denAgua, then proceeded to the beautiful township of Oura, then on to Albufeira, where we got a totally different view from the sea, then on to Armacao de Pera. Then we made the final destination named Carvoeiro.

The landscape changes quite dramatically from the red and orange cliffs from Vilamoura to Albufeira then in to the stark limestone of the cliffs and caves, which are created by the sea currents crashing into the limestone sea walls and cliffs and gradually creating holes that over hundreds of years create these amazing caves.

We depart Vilamoura at 1.30pm and enjoy a fast trip along the coast for about 30 miles before turning sharply toward the coast as we have passed Albufeira and heading toward the limestone cliffs and the caves of Carvxxxx .